Changbai Shan Nature Reserve (China (mainland)) IBA | Summary

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Changbai Shan Nature Reserve

Current view: summary

Country/territory: China (mainland)

IBA criteria met: A1, A3, A4i (2009)
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Area: 196,465 hectares (1,964.65 km²)

Site description (2009 baseline)
Located in south-eastern Jilin Province, with North Korea to the south-east. The IBA is in the core area of Changbai Shan’s primary forest, with prominent vertical zonation of vegetation from temperate coniferous-broadleaf mixed forest to tundra on the summit.

Key biodiversity

Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected animals include Panthera tigris altaia, Martes zibellina, Cervus nippon, Lutra lutra and Naemorhedus goral.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Changbai Shan Nature Reserve (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/changbai-shan-nature-reserve-iba-china-(mainland) on 23/12/2024.